David Brown

Labour & Independent Councillors on the Finance Sub-Committee have approved the drawing down of  £17.6m exceptional financial support (ESF) from Government, despite the long-term cost of interest rates. The EFS, is not ‘free money’ but must be paid back over up to twenty years and incu

A Conservative Amendment brings forward additional highways spending for the next three years.

Cheshire East Conservatives welcome the opening of the £90m Congleton Link Road - the culmination of the project they launched in 2012. The 5.5km route opened this weekend for walkers and cyclists before its formal opening for traffic on Monday 19th April. Cllr Janet Clowes (Conserva

The Borough representative for High Legh ward, Councillor Kate Parkinson challenges the "illogical" decision to cut funding to highways in our rural areas. At Full Council, Councillor Kate Parkinson seconded an amendment from Cllr David Brown regarding the lack of monies being given to the Highways

Councillors on the CE environment and regeneration overview and scrutiny committee were asked today to discuss highly controversial plans to close Household Waste and Recycling Centres`on the basis of an eight-slide presentation. The slides were published late with no accompanyi

A major review into Cheshire East’s mental health support for under-25s has been approved by Cheshire East Cabinet.

The Strategic Allocations and Development Policies Document (or SADPD) came under deep scrutiny at the Strategic Planning Board last Friday (2nd October). This is the second part of the Local Plan (Phase 1 was adopted in July 2017), which relates specifically to policies related to “Smaller Settlem

The 2019 North-West In Bloom Awards were held in Southport where Congleton Town did themselves proud, scooping five prestigious awards including an ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ won by our own Cllr David Brown. The Awards are based on Community Participation, Horticultural Excellence and Environm

Conservative Plans to preserve the Cheshire Archives moves forward with Lottery Funding Success! This project was initiated in 2016 when Cheshire East and Cheshire West & Chester convened to explore the future of the Cheshire Archives. Cheshire Archives and Local Studies (CALS) is a

£1m New homes Bonus Allocations have been allocated for Community Projects across Cheshire East Borough Following a robust application, evaluation and allocation process, Cheshire East has this week been able to announce the successful community projects who bid and have been allocated funding